EFFONTS FOR PEACE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18763, 20 July 1935, Page 6

EFFONTS FOR PEACE

ITALY AND ETHIOPIA

URGE TO USE LEAGUE

BRITAIN’S ACTIVITY (British Official Wireless.) Roe. 2 p.in. PAG BY. July 20. 'life secretary-general of the League oi Nations. M. Avenol. has now concluded liis \ isit to Paris where discussions with French, Minister.-, took place. AI. Aveitql will ret urn to Pari-; on Monday when, it is 'assumed, Tic ' will bo informed of the latest results of diplomatic eoitsultat ions.

Newspapers state that arguments addressed by the League to Rome are urging the desirability of efioils being made by Signor .Mussolini to use' the League of Nations machinery lor putting” forward Italy's case against Abyssinia. which has not yet been officially formulated in public. The British Government continues to ho actively engaged, through diplomatic exchanges in Rome and Paris, in efforts to discover means.for a, .direct aiql peaceful settlement of the Italo-Efhiopiari dispute. These efforts will certainly be continued until success is achieved or until the matter comes before the. League Council. In the latter event it is hoped that Italy as well as Abyssinia, will he prepared to submit a full and frank statement in order that the Council shall be fully informed upon' all the facts in the case. Members of the Council have been asked to hold themselves in readiness to .attend a meeting .which may be summoned, about the end of the month.